K-12…Converting Cable TV

to IPTV?

Avoid These Pitfalls

Moves Cable TV from

your RF Cable system.

Cable TV to IPTV Conversion

To Your Network.

Saves $$$ on…• Infrastructure Infrastructure

• MaintenanceMaintenance

• Personnel and SupportPersonnel and Support

Why?Why?

One network system instead of two!One network system instead of two!

Simplifies...

Classroom Technology

Improves…Improves…

Options & FlexibilityOptions & Flexibility

for Teachersfor Teachers

Provides...Control overChannel Selection

Most Common Pitfalls…Most Common Pitfalls…

• Network not multicast capableNetwork not multicast capable

• Expecting too much from wirelessExpecting too much from wireless

• Converting too many channelsConverting too many channels

• Imbalance between file quality and Imbalance between file quality and available bandwidthavailable bandwidth

• District vs. Individual SchoolDistrict vs. Individual School

Multicast is Critical…Multicast is Critical…

• Multicast eases bandwidth usageMulticast eases bandwidth usage

• Every switch: multicast capableEvery switch: multicast capable

• Every setting: checkedEvery setting: checked

• Maximum bandwidth confirmedMaximum bandwidth confirmed

• Upgrade to 802.11n

• Other versions don’t have the bandwidth

• Wireless is not able to deliver multicast

• Some vendors do multicast to unicast conversion to improve deliverability

• Next generation 802.11ac will approach gigabit speeds

Wireless Expectations

• No need to convert 50 or 60 channels

• Pick and Choose

• Focus on “educationally appropriate”

• Limit channels with no value

• Most schools choose 4 – 12 channels

• Too many channels eats bandwidth

Converting too Many Channels…

• Streaming at too high of a bitrate creates very large files

• Look to balance quality versus available bandwidth to avoid slowing your network

Quality vs. Bandwidth…

• It’s really WAN vs LAN

• WAN approach centralizes Cable TV

• Also impacts WAN bandwidth

• Local approach limits TV to each School

• Provides local and grade level options

• Easier to do live video announcements

• Local means no impact on WAN

District vs School

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